Educational toy



Apr. 17, 1923.

1,452,340 (5. B. N. E. HUBBARD EDUCATIONAL TOY Filed-Sept. 2, 1920 Patented Apr, 17, 1925. l I v I entree stares earner ossica. ewi nn oijnn anima ion irons nehhron licensee, or r-ionr.rwoon, caniroania.

' I i i EDUGATiONAL Tor.

. Application filed September 2, 192(1. Serial No. 407,579.

T allwiwmit may concern: X use as a down stroke orstraight portion of Be itlmown that I, GwnNoonLN BnArmon a letter B of the size intended tobe formed lions l lsan'ron li'lUBBARD, asubject OfBritish by the parts. As shown in the drawing. Isles, residing at Hollywood, in California, I each element is ofthe same width through '60 United States of America, have invented out its length and uniform in width with certain new anduseful Improvements in the other elements. I Educational Toys, 0:5 which the following By means of these three elements anylet-i is a specification. ter in the alphabet and any roman or Arabic This invention relates to educational toys number can be formed, as shown in Fig. 4L

of the class comprising a number of ele- Thus the A is built up of two of said. com ments which may be oi sheet material for pound oblong element's formed each of two forming characters, such as letters of the of the elements shown in Figure 1 crossalphabet and numerals, the shape of the connected by the element shown inFigure 1. elements being suclrthat various characters B as illustrated, is built up of a said 70 can be formed by selecting and putting tocompound element and two of the elements gether the appropriate elements. Such toys shown in Figure 2, secured to it side-bymay be used for instructing children in the side. The element, shown in Figure 3 conformation of letters 01'' the alphabet and of. Stitutes C in itself and D is built with one numerals, and the primary object of this of these elements having a said compound 78 invention is to provide a'toy of'the class Obl ng element shown secured across its described comprising a minimum number 01 ends. G is composed of the element shown elements of different kinds, in order that in Figure 3 and three of the elements shown young children shall. not be confused by a in Figure 1. S is built up of two of the elemultiplicity of elements of diiierent sizes Inents shown in Figure 2 and P with one of and shapes. the elements shown in Figure 2 and two of To this end, one form of toy according to the elements shown in Figure 1 connected the invention comprises multiples of only end to end.

three types of elements. Roman figures can obviously be built up @ther features of the invention are defrom groupings of the element shown in 3o scribed hereinafter. Figure 1 and require no explanation.

The invention consists in the construction Arabic figures can also be built up, and figand combination of parts described hereinures 2, 5 and 6 are illustrated in the drawafter and pointed out int-he claims. ings. The 2 is built of one of the elements I the accompanying drawings, shown in Figure 2 and two of those shown 9 35 Figures 1, 2 and 3 indicate the three difin Figure 1. The 5 is composed of the ferent types of elements employed, and same elements difi'erently arranged, and the Figure 4: illustrates various characters 6 is built of two of the elements shown in formed with such elements. F igure 2 with their limbs joining one an- These elements are made of any sheet other and a compound oblong element made 40 material, such as cardboard or metal and of two of the elements shown in Fig. 1 conthat shown in Figure 1 is oblong, being a nected end to end. I straight strip of approximately half the The elements maybe coloured, and if delength of the straight portion of a letter B sired, the colours may be so arranged that of the size intended to be formed by the those of one colour when put together will 45 parts. The curved piece shown in Figure 2 spell the name of the colour, thus the ele is U-shaped and of such size and shape as ments required for spelling the word red to provide the loop for the B and the curved may be coloured red, and so forth.

or semi-elliptical piece shown in Figure 3 is It will be appreciated that any number or C-shaped and of such size as to provide the elements of the types illustrated may be pro- 50 looped portion of the letter D. All of these vided for a single educational set, according parts are perforated, as showmto enable to the number of letters or figures it is dethem to be connected together by paper sired shall be composed at one and the same fasteners, as shown at X in Fig. 4. When time. 1

two of the elements shown in Fig. 1 are con- It has not been. considered necessary to no nected together in overlapping relatiomexplain how all the letters of the alphabet I they form a compound oblong element for and all the numerals can be composed, but

the examples chosen are suflicient to show how the others can be produced.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A toy of the character. described, consisting of multiples of only three types of elements, whereof one is oblong, a second is U-shaped, and a third is C-shaped, and

the oblong elements are all of the length required for half the length of astraight portion o'fa letter B of the size to be made with the toy, and theU shaped and C-shaped 'ele ments are dimensioned and proportioned, the former all so that each will constitute one arch of the said letter B and the latter all so that each will constitute the arch of a letter D of a size corresponding to the said letter B, the terminal portions of all of said elements beingprovided with perforations whereby the elements in the built up letters maybe secured together in overlapping relation, substantially as described.

2. A toy of the character describedwonsisting of multiples of only three types of elements,whereof one is oblong, second is Ushaped, and a third is C-shaped, and the oblong elements are all of the length requiredfor half the length of astraight portion of a letter B of the size to be made with the-toy; and the U-shaped and C-shaped elements are dimensioned and proportioned, the former all so that each will constitute one arch of the said letter B and the latter all so that eachvwill constitute thearch of a letter D of a size corresponding to the said letter B, each element being ofuniform width throughout itslength and'the same,

width as each of the other elements, the terminal portions of all of said elements being provided with perforations whereby the le-. ments in the built up letters maybe secured,

together in overlapping relation, substam tially as described. 7

r In testimony whereof I afiix my signature,

GWENDOLEN BEATRICE NORA sermon HUBBARD. 

